Location Type

Agencies may specify the location of an offense within a hate crime incident as 1 of 45 location designations. However, not all reporting agencies have made the programming change to allow these additional locations designations; therefore, the data collected to date are not yet representative of all location designations. The location designations of the hate crime incidents reported in 2014 (based on Table 10) were:

31.6 percent of hate crime incidents occurred in or near residences/homes.

17.8 percent took place on highways/roads/alleys/streets/sidewalks.

8.6 percent happened at schools/colleges (based on 3 designations).

6.3 percent took place in parking/drop lots/garages.

3.6 percent occurred in churches/synagogues/temples/mosques.

2.1 percent took place in restaurants.

1.8 percent occurred in government/public buildings.

1.6 percent happened in bars/nightclubs.

1.3 percent took place in convenience stores.

1.3 percent took place in commercial office buildings.

1.3 percent took place in drug stores/doctors’ offices/hospitals.

1.3 percent occurred at parks/playgrounds.

9.6 percent of hate crimes occurred in the remaining specified location categories or in multiple locations.